In a battle between two former us open champions juan martin del potro won his lone grand slam title here nine years ago here it was djokovic who prevailed 63, 76 74, 63 on a rainy. Rafael nadal can win the french open on grand slam return. Juan martin del potro downs roger federer to book last remaining semifinal spot at atp world tour finals is juan martin del potro coming back to. In the quarterfinals of 2018 wimbledon, nadal came from two sets to one down to defeat del potro in an epic fiveset match. Juan martin del potro stuns roger federer to book spot in us open semifinals. The open win was del potros first grand slam victory.
Can juan martin del potro win another grand slam title. As well as winning his only grand slam title with a win over federer at the 2009 us open, del potro also handed the 31yearold his only other indoor defeat in the last two years in the final of. So 11 years ago now hes 12 times grand slam winner and the idiots in. Del potro captured his maiden grand slam title at the 2009 us open defeating roger federer in the final, and nadal in the semifinal, becoming the first man ever to beat both federer and nadal in the same grand slam. List of grand slam mens singles champions wikipedia. Rafael nadal and roger federer had won the first 3 grand slam titles that year. Can roger federer find a cure for his us open blues. Del potro famously defeated federer in the 2009 final for his only career grand slam title. Originally posted by homie1975 lmao he aint beating rafa del potro winner, or fed. Novak djokovic wins third us open title, 14th grand slam. In the end, lets see what happened in the last years us open clash between rafael nadal and juan martin del potro. Hes already the odds on favorite to win the us open later this year.
In november, del potro lost to nikolay davydenko in the final of the atp world tour finals in straight sets. Day 12 of the us open saw juan martin del potro and novak djokovic book their places in the mens singles final. Major monopoly juan martin del potro on monday became the sixth man to win a grand slam singles title since roger federer won his first at wimbledon in 2003. The 31yearold serb won 63 76 74 63 to earn his third triumph in new york and equal american great pete sampras haul of major trophies. It wasnt a nasty spill and the argentine held himself up.
Juan martin del potro slipped holding a break point late in the first set of his upset win over fifthranked stan wawrinka at wimbledon. Juan martin del potro stuns roger federer to book spot in. Del potro cruises through, landmark win for verdasco in madrid may 9, 2018 01. After the 2009 us open where del potro crushed nadal in the semi final and then beat fed in 5 sets in the final, i think many tennis thought he was going to be the next big thing, after all hed broken the federernadal stranglehold on grand slams that had seen them win 17 of the last 18 slams djokovic won aus 2008. Novak djokovic produced an impeccable performance to beat juan martin del potro in the us open final and win his 14th grand slam title. Rafael nadal has had a chance to rewrite the tennis records book after a commanding win over juan martin del potro on friday in paris, advancing to yet another grand slam final at roland garros. Yet that was not the only notable activity at flushing meadows. Juan martin del potro sets up roger federer showdown.
Juan martin del potro can do the grand slam, says goran. Djokovic, a 16time grand slam champion two behind nadal, is the youngest of the big three and the top seed here. Rafael nadal catches roger federer in the special grand. Juan martin del potro won his first grand slam mens singles title at the 2009 us open, defeating fivetime defending champion roger federer in a fiveset thriller. Novak djokovic won his third us open title and equalled pete samprass record of 14 grand slam titles as he beat juan martin del potro 63, 764, 63 in the mens singles final at the arthur ashe stadium in new york on sunday. On, feel the thrill of victory with tennis champ roger federer, whos won a recordsetting 20 grand slam titles and the hearts of tennis fans everywhere. To me, del potro is a player who could win all four grand slam titles. Novak djokovic beats juan martin del potro to win the us. This article details the list of mens singles grand slam tournaments tennis champions. For novak djokovic, a season that got off to a gloomy start is heading for a brilliant finish after he dismissed juan martin del potro 6. In the time del potro was out, novak djokovic emerged as the main man, and in 2012, andy murray really kicked on, winning his first grand slam title, claiming olympic gold and reaching the.
This will be del potros first slam semifinal since wimbledon 20, before the left wrist problems that almost. We cant get enough of lovable spoiler juan martin del potro. In a result as surprising for who lost as how it happened, the sixthseeded del potro came back to win his first grand slam title by upsetting the no. Hes as likable a spoiler as you will find in sports, a gentlegiant giant killer with a grand slam title and the resolve of an underdog. Epic del potro sets up federer us open showdown sports. Ivanisevic still believes murray can triumph in one of the four majors, but claims he needs to play a more aggressive form of tennis. Prior to this match, he played federer six other times and never won. When juan martin del potro stunned rafael nadal and roger. Novak djokovic not to win another grand slam page 5. Del potro cruises through, landmark win for verdasco in madrid. It looked like this year also the grand slams would be won by them when they reached the semifinals of the us open. Novak djokovic defeats juan martin del potro to win third. He became the second argentine and the fifth youngest man to win the us open title in the open era.
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